EastEnders, Downton Abbey and The Only Way Is Essex were among the winners at the Television and Record Industry Club (TRIC) Awards.

BBC Breakfast hosts Sian Williams and Bill Turnbull spoke backstage about how they are developing an "anti-crying" strategy ahead of Sian’s final appearance on the show on Thursday.

Williams, who is leaving the early morning show before its move from London to Salford, was named newscaster/reporter of the year at the awards, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, on March 13. The full list of winners is included below.

"So we are working on an anti-crying strategy and we have to work it out from now to Thursday morning. We’ve got that time to work on how not to cry."

Other winners at the awards were The Only Way Is Essex which won satellite/digital programme of the year, Chris Evans who won digital radio personality of the year, and EastEnders which won soap of the year.

There was a posthumous award for Coronation Street stalwart Betty Driver who won TV soap personality.

Driver, who died last year, played Rovers Return barmaid Betty Williams for more than four decades.

The Television and Radio Industries Club special award went to veteran star June Whitfield.

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